3 Written Questions

1. a technique to increase memory performance
2. a task in which subjects are asked to continuously transform the orientation of a mental image, e.g., to see whether two objects in different orientations are acutally the same
3. argues that all knowledge is mentally represented as a type of verbal logic code

2 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a mere side effect, without causal effect; in the context of the imagery debate, the argument that the experience of mental imagery is a mere side effect of basically nonimaginal processes (e.g., propositional thought)
   1. parsimony
   2. epiphenomenon
   3. mnemonic
   4. mental rotation
2. a task in which subjects are asked to shift their focus from one part of an imagined stimulus to another part; the time required depends on the distance traversed
   1. parsimony
   2. epiphenomenon
   3. mnemonic
   4. image scanning

2 True/False Questions

1. dual coding theory → Pavio's theory that there are separate verbal and visual representations for knowledge

   True        False

2. parsimony → the idea that theories should contain as few assumptions as possible, all else being equal, a simpler theory is a better theory

   True        False